The Origin of the FDA Mandate
Novelist Jennifer Vanderbes discusses the secret history of thalidomide in America.
On this episode of The Open Mind, we're delighted to welcome Jon Gertner, science writer for the New York Times Magazine. His first book “The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation” chronicled the exploits of a generation of scientists at the world's greatest laboratory.
Gertner is here to discuss his newest book by Random House “The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future.” He explores 150 years of exploration and investigation on the Greenland ice sheet, which he says has led to a profound understanding of our current climate crisis. In his investigation of Greenland, Gertner traveled to the island six times and interviewed scientists in Europe and around the United States. “In the Arctic he slept by glaciers, drank from melt water streams, joined with NASA teams, measuring the ice sheet and cruised through iceberg waters in the strange light of Arctic midnight.”
Novelist Jennifer Vanderbes discusses the secret history of thalidomide in America.
Mathematician Coco Krumme discusses her book "Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization"
Science writer Benjamin Ehrlich discusses his new book "The Brain in Search of Itself.”
Author Chris Miller talks about the intersection of chipmakers and geopolitical crises.
Mycologist Keith Seifert discusses what could be responsible for the next pandemic.
Tech journalist Robert Buderi discusses his new book "Where Futures Converge: Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub."
Undark magazine editor Ashley Smart discusses the intersection of science and society.
Science journalist Chelsea Conaboy discusses how parenthood evolves the brain.
Author Rachel Gross discusses her new book Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage.
Science journalist Richard Conniff discusses public health policies.
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